Analysis of data submitted on 8,447 families being worked with by 133 English local authorities through the Troubled Families programme reveals the full extent of the problems the participants face upon entering the scheme.
It found that among families involved in the programme, 71 per cent had a health problem; 46 per cent a mental health concern; 35 per cent a child in care or on the at-risk register; 29 per cent had experienced domestic abuse; and 22 per cent had faced eviction in the previous six months.
Data drawn from 1,048 families shows that on average they had nine problems related to employment, education, crime, housing, child protection, parenting or health on entry to the programme.
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